Poet In The New World represents snapshots of Czeslaw Milosz's life from 1945-1953 while living in Warsaw, Washington, DC, and other places in Europe. The poems range from feeling dread and despair to love and hope during this time in his life. The imagery is sometimes stark yet vivid. His feelings are completely laid bare for all to see.

This is an excellent collection of poems to read for pleasure or academic purposes (comparing this to his other works at other times in his life). Reminds of Leonard Cohen before Leonard Cohen's work existed.

Highly recommended.